Comparison of therapeutic effects between radiofrequency ablation and percutaneous microwave coagulation therapy for small hepatocellular carcinomas

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 223-227

  Ohmoto, Kenji ^a   Yoshioka, Naoko ^a   Tomiyama, Yasuyuki ^a   Shibata, Norikuni ^a   Kawase, Tomoya ^a   Yoshida, Koji ^a   Kuboki, Makoto ^a   Yamamoto, Shinichiro ^a  

^a KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Complication; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Small liver cancer; Therapeutic effects; Thermal ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROWAVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 58849115547     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2008.05596.x     Document Type: Article

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